Rain Again! Odisha Likely To Witness Showers In Next 3 Days

Bhubaneswar: After a brief period of dry weather, several parts of Odisha are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall for the next three days, the Regional Meteorological centre predicted on Tuesday.

Duty Officer Sudhakar Mallick informed that several districts will experience light to moderate showers in the next three days under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over West Bengal.

Mallick informed that eight districts namely Nuapada, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Deogarh, Angul and Keonjhar are likely to receive light to moderate rainfall on January 8.

He further informed that there is probability of rainfall over several districts like Sonepur, Boudh, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khurda and North Odisha on January 9. Similarly, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Ganjam, Puri, Rayagada, Koraput and Gajapati districts are likely to witness showers on January 10.

The weather expert also predicted that night temperature may decrease by 1 to 2 degree Celsius in the next 24 hours in the coastal regions of the State while normal temperature in interior areas would dip by 3 to 4 degree Celsius in the next 48 hours.

Mallick, however, said the forecast reveals that the cold wave conditions will return when the rain subsides.